The Top 30 is a bit of a mess in terms of comparatives and has been thrown off kilter. The whole 2FM schedule has changed, not only in terms of characters, but, and more importantly for the purposes here, the time slots have changed making it difficult to make genuine hard comparisons.
Take for example ‘Breakfast Republic’ on 2FM. Last time out the time segment was 06.00-08.45 and raking in 119,000 listeners in the 15Q2 survey. It’s now on a 06.00-10.00 slot and pulls in 196,000 listeners, which makes the “show” have a gain in listeners of 96,000 or over 80%!
So, there is a cautionary note to the comparatives in certain quarters.Anything with an * is a different time slot to previous surveys and has to be treated with caution. The table below is sortable, just click on any of the yellow headings to sort high to low and low to high.
| 15Q3 | 14Q3 | Fall | |||
| Anton Savage | 09.00-12.00 | Today | 191 | 221 | -30 |
| Matt Cooper | 16.30-19.00 | Today | 135 | 153 | -18 |
| Ian Dempsey | 07.00-09.00 | Today | 181 | 196 | -15 |
| Liveline | 13.45-15.00 | RTE | 371 | 382 | -11 |
| Jenny Green** | 10.00-13.00 | 2FM | 163 | 171 | -8 |
In fairness, Antons’ figure is compared to a time when Ray D’Arcy was in the chair. Everyone needs time to adjust and he only had a marginal drop book on book. Likewise Ray has added 9,000 over the book to extend his listeners.
| 15Q3 | 14Q3 | Gain | |||
| Breakfast Republic** | 06.00-10.00 | 2FM | 196 | 100 | 96 |
| Marian Finucane | 11.00-13.00 | RTE Sat | 396 | 350 | 46 |
| Saturday Claire Byrne | 13.00-14.00 | RTE Sat | 240 | 202 | 38 |
| The Right Hook | 16.30-19.00 | News/T | 148 | 113 | 35 |
| Sean O’Rourke | 10.00-12.00 | RTE | 328 | 295 | 33 |
The main event…..
| Show | Time | Station | 15Q3 | 15Q2 | 14Q3 | Book | Ch | Year | Ch | |
| Morning Ireland | 07.00-09.00 | RTE | 439 | 433 | 429 | 6 | 1% | 10 | 2% | |
| Marian Finucane | 11.00-13.00 | RTE Sat | 396 | 373 | 350 | 23 | 6% | 46 | 13% | |
| Liveline | 13.45-15.00 | RTE | 371 | 369 | 382 | 2 | 1% | -11 | -3% | |
| Marian Finucane | 11.00-13.00 | RTE Sun | 338 | 337 | 342 | 1 | 0% | -4 | -1% | |
| Sean O’Rourke | 10.00-12.00 | RTE | 328 | 317 | 295 | 11 | 3% | 33 | 11% | |
| News At One | 13.00-13.45 | RTE | 325 | 314 | 320 | 11 | 4% | 5 | 2% | |
| Ryan Tubridy | 09.00-10.00 | RTE | 307 | 296 | 302 | 11 | 4% | 5 | 2% | |
| The Business | 10.00-11.00 | RTE Sat | 286 | 280 | 282 | 6 | 2% | 4 | 1% | |
| Playback | 09.00-10.00 | RTE Sat | 285 | 276 | 257 | 9 | 3% | 28 | 11% | |
| Miriam O’Callaghan | 10.00-11.00 | RTE Sun | 265 | 262 | 236 | 3 | 1% | 29 | 12% | |
| Saturday Claire Byrne | 13.00-14.00 | RTE Sat | 240 | 230 | 202 | 10 | 4% | 38 | 19% | |
| Sunday Miscellany | 09.00-10.00 | RTE Sun | 228 | 221 | 215 | 7 | 3% | 13 | 6% | |
| Drivetime | 16.30-19.00 | RTE | 226 | 218 | 227 | 8 | 4% | -1 | 0% | |
| This Week | 13.00-14.00 | RTE Sun | 219 | 220 | 187 | -1 | 0% | 32 | 17% | |
| Ronan Collins | 12.00-13.00 | RTE | 215 | 214 | 209 | 1 | 0% | 6 | 3% | |
| Ray D’Arcy | 15.00-16.30 | RTE | 199 | 190 | 198 | 9 | 5% | 1 | 1% | |
| Breakfast Republic** | 06.00-10.00 | 2FM | 196 | 119 | 100 | 77 | 65% | 96 | 96% | |
| Countrywide | 08.00-09.00 | RTE Sat | 194 | 193 | 198 | 1 | 1% | -4 | -2% | |
| Sport | 14.00-18.00 | RTE Sat | 191 | 178 | 184 | 13 | 7% | 7 | 4% | |
| Anton Savage | 09.00-12.00 | Today | 191 | 194 | 221 | -3 | -2% | -30 | -14% | |
| Ian Dempsey | 07.00-09.00 | Today | 181 | 183 | 196 | -2 | -1% | -15 | -8% | |
| Breakfast | 07.00-10.00 | News/T | 178 | 173 | 153 | 5 | 3% | 25 | 16% | |
| Sunday Sport | 14.00-18.00 | RTE Sun | 173 | 173 | 174 | 0 | 0% | -1 | -1% | |
| Jenny Green** | 10.00-13.00 | 2FM | 163 | 191 | 171 | -28 | -15% | -8 | -5% | |
| World Report | 08.00-09.00 | RTE Sun | 161 | 154 | 142 | 7 | 5% | 19 | 13% | |
| Phil Cawley | 11.00-14.00 | Today Sat | 157 | 153 | 139 | 4 | 3% | 18 | 13% | |
| The Right Hook | 16.30-19.00 | News/T | 148 | 143 | 113 | 5 | 3% | 35 | 31% | |
| Tracy Clifford** | 13.00-16.00 | 2FM | 137 | 150 | 141 | -13 | -9% | -4 | -3% | |
| Alison Curtis | 08.00-11.00 | Today Sat | 135 | 138 | 130 | -3 | -2% | 5 | 4% | |
| Matt Cooper | 16.30-19.00 | Today | 135 | 141 | 153 | -6 | -4% | -18 | -12% |
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| Show | Time | Station | 15Q3 | 15Q2 | 14Q3 | Book | Ch | Year | Ch | |
| Morning Ireland | 07.00-09.00 | RTE | 439 | 433 | 429 | 6 | 1% | 10 | 2% | |
| Marian Finucane | 11.00-13.00 | RTE Sat | 396 | 373 | 350 | 23 | 6% | 46 | 13% | |
| Liveline | 13.45-15.00 | RTE | 371 | 369 | 382 | 2 | 1% | -11 | -3% | |
| Marian Finucane | 11.00-13.00 | RTE Sun | 338 | 337 | 342 | 1 | 0% | -4 | -1% | |
| Sean O’Rourke | 10.00-12.00 | RTE | 328 | 317 | 295 | 11 | 3% | 33 | 11% | |
| News At One | 13.00-13.45 | RTE | 325 | 314 | 320 | 11 | 4% | 5 | 2% | |
| Ryan Tubridy | 09.00-10.00 | RTE | 307 | 296 | 302 | 11 | 4% | 5 | 2% | |
| The Business | 10.00-11.00 | RTE Sat | 286 | 280 | 282 | 6 | 2% | 4 | 1% | |
| Playback | 09.00-10.00 | RTE Sat | 285 | 276 | 257 | 9 | 3% | 28 | 11% | |
| Miriam O’Callaghan | 10.00-11.00 | RTE Sun | 265 | 262 | 236 | 3 | 1% | 29 | 12% | |
| Saturday Claire Byrne | 13.00-14.00 | RTE Sat | 240 | 230 | 202 | 10 | 4% | 38 | 19% | |
| Sunday Miscellany | 09.00-10.00 | RTE Sun | 228 | 221 | 215 | 7 | 3% | 13 | 6% | |
| Drivetime | 16.30-19.00 | RTE | 226 | 218 | 227 | 8 | 4% | -1 | 0% | |
| This Week | 13.00-14.00 | RTE Sun | 219 | 220 | 187 | -1 | 0% | 32 | 17% | |
| Ronan Collins | 12.00-13.00 | RTE | 215 | 214 | 209 | 1 | 0% | 6 | 3% | |
| Ray D’Arcy | 15.00-16.30 | RTE | 199 | 190 | 198 | 9 | 5% | 1 | 1% | |
| Breakfast Republic** | 06.00-10.00 | 2FM | 196 | 119 | 100 | 77 | 65% | 96 | 96% | |
| Countrywide | 08.00-09.00 | RTE Sat | 194 | 193 | 198 | 1 | 1% | -4 | -2% | |
| Sport | 14.00-18.00 | RTE Sat | 191 | 178 | 184 | 13 | 7% | 7 | 4% | |
| Anton Savage | 09.00-12.00 | Today | 191 | 194 | 221 | -3 | -2% | -30 | -14% | |
| Ian Dempsey | 07.00-09.00 | Today | 181 | 183 | 196 | -2 | -1% | -15 | -8% | |
| Breakfast | 07.00-10.00 | News/T | 178 | 173 | 153 | 5 | 3% | 25 | 16% | |
| Sunday Sport | 14.00-18.00 | RTE Sun | 173 | 173 | 174 | 0 | 0% | -1 | -1% | |
| Jenny Green** | 10.00-13.00 | 2FM | 163 | 191 | 171 | -28 | -15% | -8 | -5% | |
| World Report | 08.00-09.00 | RTE Sun | 161 | 154 | 142 | 7 | 5% | 19 | 13% | |
| Phil Cawley | 11.00-14.00 | Today Sat | 157 | 153 | 139 | 4 | 3% | 18 | 13% | |
| The Right Hook | 16.30-19.00 | News/T | 148 | 143 | 113 | 5 | 3% | 35 | 31% | |
| Tracy Clifford** | 13.00-16.00 | 2FM | 137 | 150 | 141 | -13 | -9% | -4 | -3% | |
| Alison Curtis | 08.00-11.00 | Today Sat | 135 | 138 | 130 | -3 | -2% | 5 | 4% | |
| Matt Cooper | 16.30-19.00 | Today | 135 | 141 | 153 | -6 | -4% | -18 | -12% |
